California’s First Case Of Brazilian Variant P.1 Detected In San Bernardino County

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA) — California’s first case of the more contagious Brazilian variant has been detected in San Bernardino County, public health officials said.

The state alerted San Bernardino County officials to the case of P.1 Brazilian variant of the novel coronavirus on March 13. The variant was detected in a positive test sample collected on March 2 from a man in his 40s who reported experiencing symptoms and is self-isolating at home.

Public health officials say contact tracers have been in contact with the man since March 3. It’s not yet known how the man was exposed to the Brazilian variant, and he has not been vaccinated, officials said.

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